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Owatonna, MN crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   "Reflects 2023 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2024 (latest available). Updated annually." Where is 2024 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Owatonna has an overall crime rate of 11 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Owatonna is 1 in 91. How does Owatonna fare compared to other communities in Minnesota of all population sizes? Owatonna's crime rate is lower than approximately 26% of Minnesota communities.

However, compared to other communities of similar population size, Owatonna has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Owatonna is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Owatonna does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Owatonna.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Owatonna occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Owatonna; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 531. This equates to a rate of 2 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Owatonna; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 9 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Owatonna Crime Data

total Crime Index

41

(100 is safest)


Safer than 41% of U.S. cities.

Owatonna Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

50

241

291

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.88

9.08

10.97

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.88
2.61
National Median: 4
    Owatonna
    Minnesota

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 531

in Owatonna

1 in 383

in Minnesota

Owatonna Violent Crimes

Population: 26,534
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 1 17 2 30
Rate per 1,000 0.04 0.64 0.08 1.13

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 19,252 127,216 222,795 884,550
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.38 0.67 2.64

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
9.08
17.02
National Median: 19
    Owatonna
    Minnesota

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 110

in Owatonna

1 in 59

in Minnesota

Property Crimes

Population: 26,534
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 28 199 14
Rate per 1,000 1.06 7.50 0.53

United States Property Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 839,563 4,512,064 1,067,522
Rate per 1,000 2.51 13.47 3.19

Owatonna Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
20
18
National Median: 26.5
    Owatonna
    Minnesota